The Pharmaceutical Industry Principles for Responsible Supply Chain Management: Ethics
The Principles
Download the Principles (PDF)
- English
- Principios de la industria farmacéutica para la administración responsable de la cadena de suministros (Spanish)
- Princípios do setor farmacêutico para a gestôo responsável da cadeia logística (Portuguese)
- 制药工业“负责的供应链管理”原则 (Chinese, Simplified)
- 製藥工業負責的供應鏈管理原則 (Chinese, Traditional)
Download the Implementation Guidance Document (PDF)
- English
- Guía de Implementatión (Spanish)
- Diretrizes de Implementação (Portuguese)
- 实施指南 (Chinese, Simplified)
- 實施指南 (Chinese, Traditional)
Suppliers shall conduct their business in an ethical manner and act with integrity. The ethics elements include:
- Business Integrity and Fair Competition: All corruption, extortion and embezzlement are prohibited. Suppliers shall not pay or accept bribes or participate in other illegal inducements in business or government relationships. Suppliers shall conduct their business consistent with fair and vigorous competition and in compliance with all applicable anti-trust laws. Suppliers shall employ fair business practices including accurate and truthful advertising.
- Identification of Concerns: All workers should be encouraged to report concerns or illegal activities in the workplace without threat of reprisal, intimidation or harassment. Suppliers shall investigate and take corrective action if needed.
- Animal Welfare: Animals shall be treated humanely with pain and stress minimized. Animal testing should be performed after consideration to replace animals, to reduce the numbers of animals used, or to refine procedures to minimize distress. Alternatives should be used wherever these are scientifically valid and acceptable to regulators.
- Privacy: Suppliers shall safeguard and make only proper use of confidential information to ensure that company, worker, and patient privacy rights are protected.